• Age: 10 to 18
• Grade: 5 to 12
• Reading age: 10 to 18

Following the overwhelming success of AWKWARD and BRAVE, Svetlana Chmakova's award winning Berrybrook Middle School series continues with its next installment - CRUSH!
Jorge seems to have it all together. He's big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he's also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl... But when the group dynamic among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants?

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• Nominated, Amelia Bloomer List
• Winner, YALSA's 2019 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult
• Winner, YALSAÂs 2019 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult
• Winner, YALSA Top 10 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
• Short-listed, Amazon Top 20 Graphic Novels of 2018

Svetlana Chmakova was born and raised in Russia until the age of 16, when her family emigrated to Canada. She quickly made a name for herself with works like Dramacon, Nightschool, the manga adaptation of James Patterson's Witch & Wizard, and the webcomic Chasing Rainbows. She graduated from Sheridan College with a three-year Classical Animation Diploma. Her latest work for middle grade readers, Awkward, has been a runaway critical success and was named one of YALSA's 2016 Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens!